Khulu Academy Newsletter

Science Fair was a great success this year and Khulu Academy did an amazing job winning 6 out of the 9 awards given. Congratulations to the following students for placing in the fair:

6th Grade: 1st Place - Sydney Sommer

2nd Place - Monserrat Sandoval Martinez

7th Grade: 1st Place - Gabriel Morales 3rd Place - Oswaldo Jimenez

8th Grade: 1st Place - Jeremy Herring

3rd Place - Daniela Castellanos

Sixth graders are currently learning about weather and the atmosphere. In this unit, they are analyzing weather, climate, and factors that affect weather and climate through the eyes of scientists who study the earth’s weather and atmosphere. Seventh grade is taking the US Constitution test on Friday, May 6th. It would be great to see everyone succeed on their first attempt! After the US Constitution is taken, students will then move on to learning about the Illinois Constitution. Eighth graders are continuing to learn about World War II. They just finished making and presenting propaganda posters on communism, democracy, and fascism. They are learning about the leaders during this time, as well as what happened during the war and after the war. Social Studies will be the next six weeks of the fourth quarter.

Important Dates May 10th, 2016 - Khulu Academy Meeting (Gym)

May 17th -June 10th, 2016 - NWEA Testing

May 19th, 2016 - 6th grade field trip (Seedfolks)

May 19th, 2016 -Last day of Growth Plus (Ms. Wedster & Mrs. Krambeck) May 20th, 2016 - 7th grade field trip

(Springfield) May 20th, 2016 - Scholastic Book Order Due (Wedster)

May 20th, 2016 - Progress Reports go home - May 26th, 2016 -Talent Show (6pm) May 26th, 2016 - 6th grade field trip (Hancock

High School)

May 30th, 2016 - No School (Memorial Day)

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Science & Social Studies

Reminders * 8th grade graduation fees are past due. Please bring turn in ASAP. * 7th grade Springfield field trip, permission slip and money are due no later then May 6th

Math In the month of May, our 6th graders will be wrapping up their unit on geometry in which we are learning how to find the area, perimeter, volume, and surface area of two and three-dimensional figures. We will be learning more about our number system in which our 6th graders are introduced to negative numbers. In 7th grade, we have been learning about angle relationships and the various kinds of angles we see in the world around us. We are learning about the relationship of angles and when we are given an angle, we can identify what the angle is or if we are given an angle, we can find the missing angle. We will then be diving into other three-dimensional shapes and what it creates when we slice it. Our 8th graders are learning about geometric transformations on a coordinate grid. We are learning how to perform reflections, rotations, translations, and dilations shapes and the relationship they share after performing each transformation. Students will also be learning how to perform multi-step transformations. We will then be learning about systems of equations and inequalities. Our 8th graders are also coming closer to graduation which will be on June 21. Our 8th graders have been working hard this whole school year and will be trying to finish off this year strong as well as enjoy their last two months as students here at Gunsaulus. There are many activities coming up next month to be prepared for such as the 8th grade luncheon and their class trip to the Warren Dunes. We look forward to all our students walking across that stage as they transition into the next chapter of their lives!

Language Arts All students are finishing up their research unit around The Great Leaders (6th grade), The Holocaust (7th grade), and The Civil Rights Movement (8th grade). Students will be presenting an interactive Prezi project this Monday in class. All grade levels will be starting their new unit on Poetry on May 3. We will be exploring the use of figurative language, as well as, examining different types of poetry styles. This unit will lead us into our NWEA testing, which will begin for all students on May 17th. With only a few weeks left of the school year it is important to make sure all students are reading and logging their hours at home! Don’t forget our Springfield field trip is May 20, 2016!

Contact Information *Math - Mr. Wong - wwong3@cps.edu *Math/LBS1 - Ms. Wedster - VMWedster@cps.edu *Science/*Social Science - Ms. Katz - rkatz@cps.edu *ELA - Ms. Krambeck - sekrambeck@cps.edu *ELA/LBS1 - Ms. Degnan - jddegnan@cps.edu